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UCLA students as well as tech lovers and industry entrepreneurs came together Thursday to learn about and discuss the latest developments in wearable devices, virtual reality, robotics, connected cars and the Internet of Things at UCLA Anderson’s inaugural Consumer Electronics Show.

Eugene Volokh says that two relevant legal precedents undermine Sony’s demand that media cease distributing leaked information.

Researchers from UCLA have developed the first lightweight, compact device that converts an ordinary smartphone into an advanced fluorescence microscope.

Unlike current surgical methods, the technique is minimally invasive with few side effects and does not require chemotherapy or radiation.

True “omniphobic” surfaces — those that can repel any liquid, even those with the lowest surface tensions — have been elusive until now.

New findings by UCLA neurophysicists could be significant for people who use virtual reality for gaming, military, commercial, scientific or other purposes.

Company emerges from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and the UCLA Center for Excellence in Green Technology. It aims to revolutionize electronics by using carbon-based nanomaterials to lower power consumption and improve performance of smartphones and wearable devices.

UCLA researchers find that using a perovskite solution could improve the quality and manufacturing efficiency of medical and commercial imaging devices.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, like liquid fuels, that would lower production costs in addition to reducing emission of the greenhouse gas.

Researchers from UCLA and Architected Materials will use the grant to continue developing breakthrough technology to reduce the frequency and severity of head injuries to football players.

The technique, developed by researchers from UCLA and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, shows promise in powering the next generation of particle accelerators.

The technology, which could be used in smartphones and other wireless devices, would reduce demand on the radio spectrum without compromising quality or speed of communications.

With their special electronic and optical properties, nanomaterials such as graphene and molybdenum sulfide have created excitement among scientists for their potential to revolutionize transistors and circuits. 

uHearingTest, which lets people self-administer hearing tests, won an award in the Code for the Mission contest, which aimed to translate UCLA researchers’ expertise into public benefit.

SACNAS at UCLA is trying to bring more Latinos and Native Americans into science and engineering, a crucial step to help the U.S. keep pace with the rest of the technological world.

The second-annual Inventathon encourages interdisciplinary teams of young inventors to develop innovative solutions using the latest technology and mobile applications.

The Westwood Technology Transfer will focus on better protecting and optimizing the discoveries and inventions developed through campus research.

UCLA will create analytic tools to address the daunting challenges facing researchers in accessing, standardizing and sharing scientific data to foster new discoveries in medicine.

Part of UCLA’s Office of Information Technology, Rose Rocchio and her team helped UCLA move to mobile and has positioned the campus to stay at the forefront of fast-moving technological developments.

Solar cell film made from kesterite or perovskite absorbs energy more efficiently and is cheaper to manufacture.

Doctors from UCLA Health System are now available on smartphones, tablets and laptops through LiveHealth Online, a telehealth solution ideal for business travelers, busy parents, students away at college or others who need non-emergency attention.

UCLA will host universities and technology companies who are working to promote the development and adoption of Named Data Networking, an emerging Internet architecture.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block writes about the new science behind the disruption wrought by jet lag, unusual hours and bright tablet screens.

Willeke Wendrich first developed an interest in ancient Egyptian archaeology as a 20-year-old undergraduate student. Now an esteemed faculty member in UCLA’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, she’s made a career out of her lifelong passion

UCLA researchers have developed a disposable biosensor that attaches to the abdomen and may help doctors determine which patients should be fed following surgery.